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WasteCellist1677 Mar 28, 2026 +9

We really are speedrunning the "boring dystopia" any% category, aren't we? calling a company's disagreement "orwellian" isn't even a hyperbole anymore, it’s just the user manual. the judge basically just told the feds they can't use *1984* as a "how-to" guide for vendor management. imagine thinking that an AI company’s primary risk to the country is... checks notes... not nodding fast enough at a briefing.

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Particle_Rain1199 Mar 28, 2026 +6

I wonder how many people have actually read 1984?

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manachar Mar 28, 2026 +3

Considering Americans literacy rates, not as many as should. Many who can read, read at a 6th grade level or below. Additionally, many are told that 1984 is only about communism, so don’t engage with the material fully. Many taking it and Animal Farm as being pro right wing views. For those who don’t know, George Orwell was /strongly leftist and a socialist who hated Soviet Russia.

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NoReserve7293 Mar 28, 2026 +2

I did in High School back in the early 70’s. It stuck with me, though it’s probably time for a re-read.

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kmm198700 Mar 28, 2026 +2

I read animal farm

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Living-Attorney1491 Mar 28, 2026 +2

the more depression/troubling question is how many people read it, and entirely missed the point. The amount of people i’ve had the displeasure of peaking with who swear that trump will save us from big brother, is astounding.

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fairoaks2 Mar 28, 2026 +1

Another “activist” judge. /s

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BarCompetitive7220 Mar 28, 2026 +1

Current Admin is sounding more and more like China / Russia.

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Judge rejects ‘Orwellian notion’ that Anthropic is a supply chain risk for disagreeing with the government

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